Saw a lot of friendly bets and games being thrown around in mutiple threads so this seems like a good idea to not pollute SE and also gather more action. No gamble no future etc.
Use the following thread to propose/accept wagers related to the world cup. Also don't hesitate to check the games that are running below. Links to the thread game are provided and will be updated if more games are occuring
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Oddschecker is the suggested website. For those who are not familiar, Oddschecker compare odds from multiple betting website for given bets of all sorts so that you can find the better odds for a single bet. World cup betting page
here
Popular bets include for example :
World Cup Winning Team or
Top Scorer but many more
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Odds format: Of course everyone has its preferences and customs, let's avoid some "american odds woat" debate again. Most posters are Euro's where decimals are the most common odds format so this would be the prefered format. Fractional formats also ok, american format very ill-advised.
To sum-up the decimal format :
1.50 odds = 1/2 = -200 ➜ Bet 100 to win 50 (get 150 back)
2.00 odds = evens ➜ Bet 100 to win 100 (get 200 back)
5.00 odds = 4/1 = +400 ➜ Bet 100 to win 400 (get 500 back)
This site is handy for conversion between all formats (including probabilities)
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Vig-free calculator: Courtesy of LostOstrich, simply imput the (decimal) bookies price for all 3 outcomes (home, draw, away) and get the vig-free odds. Great spreadsheet for friendly single game bets
SE Games
As usual, being the degenerates we are, dedicated posters will propose gambling games and all are welcome to join. As of today we have :
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World Cup PEEHS: Try to guess the right answer that nobody did! Run by sixfour, free to enter with optional side-pool (10£) link to the thread
here
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1x2: Guess the outcome of all group stage games and score points for your predictions. Points you get for a right prediction depend on the bookmakers odds for game in question. Kindly run by LostOstrich and 10£ buying. Link to the thread
here
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Fantasy League : Pick your players and rake points based on their in-game performance.
Great way to sweat games, 20€ league. Link to the thread
here
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Sweepstake : Run by Kingweed. 25£ buyin, no effort required. The perfect game for the lazy luckboxes. Capped at 32 players.
Simply get assigned a country randomly and win money if your country wins one of the prizes. More details
here:
Last but not least, be gentlemen and pay up your bets in timely and convenient fashion even if you happen to be super busy with summer barbecues and such. If looking for a reputable escrow, Faniero will gladly take your funds
Last edited by ZAIDS; 06-09-2018 at 07:42 PM.